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Chapter 7 - Finding Footing

* **Dramatic Core:** Rebuilding security and emotional healing.

* **Key Events:** Peter adjusts his hospital schedule to secure daytime shifts, prioritizing stability for Ivy. They begin attending family counseling together, where Ivy finally learns to voice her feelings and understands that she was never to blame for the adults' choices.

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* **The Hook:** Ivy begins painting again, a hobby she had abandoned because Marlene claimed it made too much mess in the living room.

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